Transeius kroeffis Gonçalves & Ferla

Lofego, Antonio Carlos, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo, Demite, Peterson Rodrigo & Moraes, Gilberto José De, 2024, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae from Brazil, Zootaxa 5439 (1), pp. 1-306 : 80-81

Transeius kroeffis Gonçalves & Ferla ( Figure 56)

Transeius kroeffis Gonçalves & Ferla , in Gonçalves et al., 2015: 571 .

Transeius kroeffis .— Gonçalves et al., 2017: 291.

According to Gonçalves et al. (2015), dorsal shield of female striate laterally and reticulate medially, 359 (350–378) long and 227 (213–240) wide. Setal lengths: j1 28 (25–30), j3 24 (23–25), j4 10, j5 11 (10–13), j6 11 (10–13), J2 13 (12–14), J5 11 (10–13), z2 15, z4 21 (18–23), z5 11 (10–13), Z1 18, Z4 78 (73–85), Z5 94 (90–100), s4 72 (63–83), S2 26 (25–28), S4 16 (15–18), S5 18, r3 18 and R1 14. Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 61 (55–65), st2–st2 71 (70–73), st5–st5 75. Ventrianal shield 116 (113–120) long, 104 (102–107) wide at level of Zv2 and 96 (85–102) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx saccular, 17 long; atrium c-shaped. Fixed cheliceral digit 34 (33–35) long, with seven teeth; movable digit 30 long, with three teeth. Macrosetae of legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 28, SgeII 20, SgeIII 23, SgeIV 55 (53–56), StiIII 15, StiIV 45 and StIV 39 (38–40) .

Distribution in Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul ( Gonçalves et al., 2015).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil and only known from the type specimens. Additional specimens were not examined.